The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-19


wreck on the next day after its occur
renee, the "a. Heard it about 1880
a. m. that day. Mr.. Daily had told
him.
Here the defense objected that the
prosecution was trying to bolster up
the testimony of the witness, .Resen-
thai.
The court said the defense had pub
licly announced its intention to i'm
peach the witness, the State therefore
had a right to. bring out corrobOrative
evidence.
The defense asked the witness if he
had consultation with Rosen hal at
Colds block corner. The witness
said he had not. He admitted pass
ing Rosenthal at the corner of
Third and Ohio and asking him q
question.
The state-"Wheu was that -
Witness year ago right after
the wreck"
A severe cross examination by
Captain Bridges failed to alter the
evidence of the witness.
Mont Carnes was next called. He
was constable in March 1886 at the
time of the strike. He knew
defendant. He was one of the strik-
ers. On the day of the wreck
Mr.. Carnes was stationed at New
York avenue crossing. The wreck
occurred about three p. m. The first
time he saw the witness that day was
at the wreck. He drove down
there in, buggy and saw
the defendant among the crowd while
there. He knew the witness Rosen-
thai; had known him about 10 years,
he was a rag and iron dealer, (The
defendant objected to any evidence
concerning the statements made to
the witness by ROsenthal. Objections
overruied by the court.l
Witness received his first informa-
ton from ROsenthal next morning.
(Answer ruled out by court. Witness:
al saw ROsenthals wagon the next
morning. | examined it, Saw
the name A. l.. Smith
written on front gate, my attention
WAS called to it by Mr.. Rosenthal.
Cross-examined-The strike began
March &. | saw the defendant
Hamilton among the strikers; on
several occasions saw him in the yards
near the general office, he was going
about among them, did not see him
do any. over act. | believe there was
a published offer of 5000 reward for
the arrest of the strikers.
Mr.. Rosenthal did not tell me he |
saw three men at the place of the
wreck prior 10 its occurrence but that
he could not identify them.
He said he could identify two of |
them-said they were young fellows. |
Redirect by Mr.. Mcdonald Mr.. |
Rosenthal identified one of the men
on the street and one in a saloon. J.
went with him to see if he could iden- |
tify them. This was, think, the !
day after the wreck, we met Hamil- |
ton in a crowd in front of Smiths |
hall, and Rosenthal pointed him out
to me. We went into the pOstoffice ex-
change saloon, Carroll was sittingat a |
table playing cards, and ROsenthal
identified him. am not sure if the
men were arrested before or after this.
Think it was after.
Re-cross by Bridges.
Mr.. Daily first told me about Ros- !
enthals statement the morning after
the wreck. Think it was about 9 am.
| went to RosenthaPs. He was at home
and came out with his baby in his
arms. | told him my business and We
went to the wagon and he showed me
Smiths name written upon it.
| did not go after Smith.
Mr.. belong, / think, handed
him up. There was a meeting
of the strikers the day | arrested de-
PENDANT, think it was the day after
the wreck. Myself and deputy ar
rested Hamilton and Carroll.
Capt. Bridges read copy of the
notice Onerlng SZUO Tor the arrest OF
persons destroying railroad property.
The witness said he had seen the notice
at the time of its publication during
the strike.
Richard Ellis, farmer, was next
called, he resided near Smithton, came
to Sedalia the morning before the
wreck with load of potatoes, was ac-
companied by A. L. Smith, passed two
men on the Lamine crossing two miles
west of Smithton, the men were we'll
dressed, smooth shaved, one of them
the defendant, could not
recognize them, after he passed the
men started east. He got to Sedalia
about 9 a. m, saw the men between Z